China's Spring Festival

China's Spring Festival

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Yantai, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Yantai, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Zhangjiajie, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Zhangjiajie, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Zhangjiajie, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Zhangjiajie, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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The local Miao nationality people wearing traditional clothes gather to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Guiyang, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

The local Miao nationality people wearing traditional clothes gather to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Guiyang, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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The local Miao nationality people wearing traditional clothes gather to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Guiyang, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

The local Miao nationality people wearing traditional clothes gather to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Guiyang, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

People carry torches through the streets to wish good luck in the New Year during the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jinjiang, Fujian Province of China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

China's Spring Festival

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Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

Local villagers perform a stilt dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Jishan County, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac.

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Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring... Photo d'actualitéCentre d'intérêt,Chine,Communauté,Culture chinoise,Danser,Dragon,Festivité,Horizontal,Nouvel an chinois,Participant,Personne humaine,VillagePhotographer ChinaFotoPressCollection: ChinaFotoPress 2013 ChinaFotoPressDEXING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: (CHINA OUT) Local villagers take part in a dragon dance to celebrate the Spring Festival on February 18, 2013 in Dexing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. 2013 is the Year of the Snake according the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese Zodiac. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)